Debate continues over push for Rockhampton flood levees

The LNP says many people have concerns about a proposal for levees to flood-proof Rockhampton.

Federal Labor and the Queensland Government have already pledged more than $400,000 each towards a study into the project.

Rockhampton Mayor Margaret Strelow says she wants a similar commitment from the Coalition to ensure it can go ahead if Opposition Leader Tony Abbott wins next month's election.

"There's been a lot of discussion, I've met with Barnaby Joyce, met several times ... [with LNP candidate for Capricornia] Michelle Landry, we've written to Warren Truss, met with Warren Truss ... there's been quite a lot of toing and froing that goes on in the lead-up to an election, so certainly the question's been asked and been asked several times," she said.

Ms Landry says she will hold a forum at Depot Hill on Sunday before the Coalition makes a decision.

"Where the water will go if a levee bank's put in and also the fact that every flood that we have is different," she said.

"It depends on where the water comes from.

"Because the Fitzroy River is such a big catchment area, every flood flows differently and goes differently and there are people that will be affected by this levee bank."

She says she wants to hear community concerns about the levee first and does not want it rushed through without thought.

"It's only been in the pipeline for about four months or so now," she said.

"I've had a huge amount of feedback from people very concerned about the levee bank.

"A lot of these people are farmers that live on the river and understand the water, so what I'm doing is having a public consultation on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock down at the Fitzroy Hotel down at Depot Hill."

Queensland's Recovery and Resilience Minister Minister David Crisafulli says the Federal Government should get behind the project.

"The Federal Government should fund this because it makes sense financially in the long-term," he said.

"If you don't fund mitigation measures, what that means is you have a larger bill each and every time there's a disaster that you have to mop up from and the absurdity of governments going through the motions replacing the same things, in my mind, is short-term nonsense."